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"Rancho La Canada: Then & Now" is a feature length documentary about the history of the Crescenta-Canada Valley.

The film is divided into THREE PARTS. Each Part is self-contained and can be viewed separately.

PART I - RANCH 60:00
Early settlers to this valley were Civil War veterans in search of healthful climate. They struggled to transform this arid, rocky terrain into productive citrus groves, olive groves and vineyards. INCLUDES: Pickens, Alta Canada, La Canada, La Crescenta and B.D. Jackson

PART II - HEALTH RESORT 30:00
For a brief period the valley became a health resort and tourist attraction. Hotels and sanitariums sprang up all over. INCLUDES: Sanitariums, Hotels, Castles, and St. Luke's

PART III - SUBURB 60:00
As the population of greater Los Angeles exploded, it was inevitable that the valley would evolve into a suburb. INCLUDES: Flintridge, Montrose, 1933 Flood, the Bund, Japanese Internment, JPL and Freeways

SPECIAL FEATURES 70:00
The DVD also includes over an hour or rare never-before-seen footage of the valley - such as home movies shot in Flintridge in the 1920s; German Festivals in La Crescenta in the 1930s; Indian Springs swimming pool in the 1940s, and much more!

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 3 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES

The Filmmaker is available to give a presentation to your group or organization! Please contact him at: johnnewcombe@johnnewcombe.com

The piano music for "Rancho La Canada: Then & Now" is also available from www.PurePiano.com

 

*No returns but any defective DVDs will be replaced.

 
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Special Features

Over an hour of rare, never-before-seen footage!

  • 1926–1936 Flintridge Home Movies
  • 1930s German Festival in Hindenburg Park
  • Indian Springs swimming pool 1940s
  • Snow storm in La Crescenta 1957
  • Church of the Lighted Window 1954–1958
  • Wallace Castle in La Canada 1959
  • German Costume Festival 1953

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